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June 21, 2017

Werner Klemperer - John Dunn, Consultant, Ambertec, P.E., P.C.

Quite a few years ago, I, my wife, her brother and his wife were in Bloomingdale's. The gals were looking at clothes so I found a couch near the jewelry counter and sat down.

While on that couch, I saw a man make a purchase at that counter and in the course of his conversation with the clerk, she asked him where he lived. His answer was Los Angeles. If he had his choice, he said, he would be living in New York but his work and business made that impossible. He finished his transaction, turned around and as he did so, our eyes met for just a moment and then he left.

Right after that, my brother-in-law came to me and asked if I had noticed "Colonel Clink". No, I hadn't but that man whom I had not recognized was Werner Klemperer. The two of us then spoke to the clerk to ask if the sale transaction showed that name and when she saw that it did, she went "Oh my God! That was Colonel Clink!". She hadn't realized who her customer was.

I suspect that when he and I had looked at each other, that he was expecting to be recognized but when I didn't respond, he simply went on his way.